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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 652 

Condemning the President of the United States and the executive branch 

of Government for continuous actions that violate the laws and Constitution of the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 26, 2014 

Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. OLSON, Mr. HALL, 

Mr. BURGESS, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. SESSIONS, 

and Mr. NEUGEBAUER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning the President of the United States and the 

executive branch of Government for continuous actions 

that violate the laws and Constitution of the United 

States. 

Whereas the President violated the Constitution by unilaterally changing sections of the Affordable Care Act (Public 

Law 111–148) 23 times without congressional approval; 

Whereas the President and the Department of Justice, in direct violation of their constitutional responsibility, decided to not enforce Federal law with regards to the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law 104–199); 

Whereas the President and the Department of Justice continues to choose not to enforce Federal drug laws (Public 


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Law 91–513, the Controlled Substances Act, and Public 

Law 100–690, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986); 

Whereas the President violated the Constitution by making 

presidential appointments to the National Labor Relations Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while Congress was not in session; 

Whereas the President and the Department of Justice abused 

executive privilege with regards to the Operation Fast 

and Furious scandal, by refusing to comply with a subpoena issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives in violation 

of section 192 of title 2, United States Code; 

Whereas the President violated the law (Public Law 89–236) 

when he unilaterally changed our Nation’s immigration 

laws with regards to Deferred Action; 

Whereas the President and the Department of Health and 

Human Services failed to enforce Federal law (Public 

Law 111–5) by illegally waiving the work requirement for 

welfare recipients; 

Whereas the Internal Revenue Service violated the First 

Amendment to the United States Constitution by targeting non-profit organizations because of their religious 

or political beliefs; 

Whereas the President and the Department of Defense knowingly violated the National Defense Authorization Act of 

2014 (Public Law 113–66) by not providing a 30-day notice to Congress prior to transporting five Guantanamo 

detainees to Qatar in a prisoner swap; 

Whereas article II, section 3 of the United States Constitution states in pertinent part that the President ‘‘shall 

take care that the Laws be faithfully executed.’’; and 


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Whereas the House of Representatives reiterates its authority 

to impeach any president for failing to faithfully enforce 

the laws of the land or for violating the law: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns the President and the executive 

3 branch of Government for actions and acts that are 

4 beyond the clearly defined laws of the United States; 

5 (2) calls on the President and the executive 

6 branch of Government to adhere to the Constitution 

7 and halt all unlawful and illegal actions which cir8 cumvent Congress and violate the Constitution; and 

9 (3) calls on the President and the executive 

10 branch of Government to respect the constitutionally 

11 defined separation of powers. 

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